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Early use of first-person pseudo 3-D vector graphics. It is one of the first to allow players to enter their initials for a high score.Ĭustom cabinet with novel dual-joystick controls, using two 2-way joysticks for movement, and periscope-like viewer. First Atari coin-op to use vector graphics.Ītari's most successful coin-operated game. Aliens move in a swooping formation and attack by dive bombing the player's ship.Īrcade version of an earlier minicomputer game concept. One of the earliest games using multi-color sprites. The first blockbuster video game, it established the shoot 'em up genre, and has influenced most shooter games since. McDermott G-Series Cues With Maple ShaftsĬonsidered the game that revolutionized the video game industry.McDermott G-Series Cues With G-Core Shafts.

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